Device for beating eggs, &amp;c.



nu. s2a,47|. Patented July n, |399.

c. JULIER.

DEVICE vFOI? BEATING EGGS, &.c.

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WITN-ESSES: INVENTOR 'd/M l @MQ/j@ am BY ATTORN EYJ UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CAMILLA J ULIER, OF GREENFIELD, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR OF TVVO-TI'IIRDS TO MARY F., SVVOPE AND VILLIAM J. BORREY, OF SAME PLACE.

4DEVICE FOR BEATING EGGS, SLC.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 628,471', dated July 1 1, 1899.

Application led January 24, 1898. Serial N0. 667,802. (No model.)

To all whom t may con/cern.:

Be it known that I, OAMILLA JULIER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Greenfield, in the county of Hancock and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in DevicesV for Beating Eggs and Analogous Purposes, of which the following is a full and complete specification, such as will enable those skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

This invention relates to devices for beating eggs and for analogous purposes; and it has for its object to provide a simple and improved device of this character which will be convenient in operation, simple' in construction, and which will serve the double office of a beater and a receptacle for containing the eggs and other substances after the operation of beating is completed. Y

The invention is fully disclosed in the following speciiication, of which the accompanying drawings form a part, in which the separate parts of my improvement are designated by the same letters of reference in each of the views, and in which- Figure l is a side elevation of a device embodying my improvements. Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse sectional view, and Fig. 3 is a top or plan View.

Referring tothe drawings, A designates a cylindrical casing, which comprises side Walls a and an end wall a', opposite which latter the side or end of the casing is open, as at a2. The "casing is adapted to be mounted in either vertical or horizontal position, according to its diierent uses or operation. When mounted in horizontal position, the end wall a Will form the bottom or support, and when mounted in vertical position the cylindrical or4 peripheral side wall a of the casing will form aV closed by a removable cap or cover C, which.

comprises a disk c, corresponding to and closing the open side or end o? and carrying` an annular projecting flange c', which su rrounds the cylindrical edge of the casing at its open side. A tight vclosure or joint between the removable cap or cover C and the open side or end of the casing'is thus formed, and the flange c' of the cap may be notched or recessed, as at c2, preferably at a point coincident with the top, which notch or recess will receive a corresponding projection or nger d upon the top portion of the side wall a of the casing when the cap or cover is set into position thereon. This notch or recess @Zand projection d will operate to lock the cap or* cover against a turning movement upon the end of the casing, a fixed position between the cap4 or cover and the casing being requisite during the operation of beating,inasm uch .as said removable cap or cover carries a rotary gear mechanism, by which the inclosed beating devices are operated. The removable cap or cover C isalso provided on its outer face with a main operatinggear E, mounted on a shaft f, which passes through said cap or cover and is adapted to turn therein. -The cap or cover is also provided with a pinion G, mounted below the gear E and meshing therewith and provided with a boss g, which passes through the cap or cover and is adapted to turn therein, the said boss being provided at its inner end with a fiange, which prevents the removal of the pinion from the cap or cover. The pinion Gis also provided with a central bore or opening h, which passes therethrough and through the boss g, formed thereon, and which is rectangular or angular in cross-section. The bearingbracket I is secured to the side wall or end a. of the casing at a point opposite the opening h, through which the boss of the pinion G passes.

.I designates a rotary beater which is removable or `detachable from its position in the casing and is carried upon a shaft K, which when the beater-is set in operative lposition will have its inner end k inserted into the bearing-bracket I, While its outer end k will project through the pinion-opening h, its outer end being of a rectangular or angular contourcorresponding to said opening. The

beater .I thus occupies ahorizontal and transverse position at the bottom portion of the cylindrical casing, and it preferably comprises a central hub y', carrying radial end arms j', between which are carried longitudinally-extending perforated blades 3'2.

Exteriorly upon the face of the cap or cover C and at opposite sides of the same are provided ianges, as shown at L, which are adapted to be grasped by the thumb and fingers to facilitate the convenient separation of the cap or cover from the casing.

From the foregoing description it will be understood that the device can assume either ahorizontalor vertical position, that when in operative position as a beater the casing is mounted in vertical or upright position, that when used asa receptacle for the beaten eggs or other substance the casing can be set in horizontal position, that the cap'or cover is separableor removable'from the casing and carries the gear-operating mechanism, and that the beater is likewise separable and removable from the casing and detachable from the `operating gear mechanism carried by the cap or cover. The parts may thus be readily disconnected or removed to facilitate the operation of the device in its divers offices and for purposes of cleaning, substitution, or repair.

It will also be noted that the outer end 7c of the beater-shaft is provided with a circumferential flange, as shownl at k2 in Fig. 2, which will bear against the iiange on the boss g of the pinion G to prevent the slipping of the lbeater-shaft longitudinally and the disconnection thereof from the support I.

The gear E is provided with an operating crank arm or handle E', by which it may be conveniently operated.

At the top of the cylindrical casing A is provided an openingn?J in the side or wall a, which opening is surrounded bya cylindrical projecting wall or flange m', over which is adapted to t a corresponding cylindrical lliange n upon a cap-piece or cover N. This cap-piece or cover is retained in permanent connection with the casing by means of an approximately U-'shaped loop O, projecting at the top of the casingand preferably formed of wire, which loop is engaged by au eye or opening p in a flange or projection P, projecting laterally from the portion n of the cap-piece and adapted to slide upon and in connection with said loop when the cap-piece is adjusted uponv or removed from the flange m of the opening m.

The operation and advantages of my invention will be readily understood. By means of the removable cap or main cover C and the top cap or cover N the casing may be entirely closed to operate effectively in upright position as a beater. At the same time said top and side cap-pieces or covers N and C can be convenientlyremoved when desired to open up the casing or to permit of the entire detachment of all the operating devices therefrom, the removal of the main cover C being facilitated by the ianges L, which are provided upon the face thereof. After the operation of beating is completed and the top cap or cover'N is in closed position the casing can then be turned into horizontal position, resting upon its side or end- Wall a' and with the removable cap or cover C at the top. The cover C can then be removed, carrying with it the operating-gear, and the beater will then be in detachable'condition and can be readily withdrawn from the casing, whereby the latter will serve as a vessel for containing the beaten eggs or other substance. In readj usting the parts into operative position the beater is rst set with the end k of its shaft bearing in the bracket I, and when the main cap or coverC is then Yplaced upon the casing the outer end 7c of the beater-shaft will slip through the opening in the gear G. The device willth us be in condition for operation as a beater, the `eggs or other substance being fed through the top opening n. l

Having fully described my invention, I

claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- The herein-described device for beating eggs andother articles, comprising a casing which is provided at one side with an opening through which the eggs or other articles are passed, said casing being open at one end and provided with a removable cap or cover, a gear-wheel mounted centrally of said removable cap or cover and provided with means whereby it lmay be rotated, said cap or cover being also provided with a pinion which operates in connection with said gear-wheel and which is provided with a boss which passes through said cap or cover and is adapted to turn therein, said pinion and boss being provided with a central angular bore, and a detachable beater-shaft, the inner end of which is provided with a bearing connected with the casing opposite the open end thereof, and the opposite end of which projects into the angular bore of the pinion and its boss, and is angular in form, said beater-shaft being provided with beaters, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoingas my invention I have signed my name, in presence of the subscribing witnesses, this 19th day of January, 1898.

' CAMILLA J ULIER. Witnesses:

WM. P. BULYARD, GUERNEY SAXoN.

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